Daniel Cormier has finally admitted to using a 'towel trick' to make weight for his 2017 light-heavyweight title defence.
The former two-weight world champion was to rematch Anthony Johnson at UFC 210 when he tipped the scales just over the 205lb limit. He was given hours to lose the extra pound, but opted to return moments later, all of a sudden making weight after lightly gripping the towel that was presented so he could weigh in nude.
At the time, he claimed that the scale had been recalibrated, and he ultimately defeated Johnson to retain his world title. But he has now explained that he did in fact cheat the scale to make weight for the fight.
